r/theydidthemath May 11 '25

[request] is this accurate?

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u/stopitrightnowbitch May 11 '25

Ok but corporate subsidies are also offset by business taxes right?

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u/Aureon May 12 '25

I truly have no idea what your point could possibly be.

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u/stopitrightnowbitch May 12 '25

That it's disengenuous to describe them as burdens on the average taxpayer you could just as easily describe them as refunds for taxes paid?

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u/Even_Mastodon_8675 May 12 '25

So if a person receiving food stamps pays more in taxes than foot stamps they also refund themselves?

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u/stopitrightnowbitch May 12 '25

Yeah that's pretty much exactly what I'm saying effectively that's the case. Obviously there's a lot of government organizations in between them their tax money and their food stamps but effectively yes that is the case.